18.6% ▲ +61.4%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people reporting no religion (incl. secular and other spiritual beliefs).
Dandenong North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Religion in Dandenong North
What people believe — religious affiliation and those with no religion.
More people in Dandenong North have claimed no religion since 2011, though the area remains deeply spiritual. Only 18.6% of residents identify as non-religious, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Religious affiliation
The mix of religions, and people with no religion.
Christianity is the most common faith at 45.5%, followed by Islam at 12.9%, Buddhism at 7.3% and Hinduism at 5.8%. While the share of people with no religion rose 7.1 percentage points since 2011, it is still among the lowest for this type of area.
Religious affiliation
View on map →In Dandenong North, the largest group is Christianity at 46%, followed by No religion (19%) and Islam (13%).
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- Catholic 21.6%
- Orthodox 10.1%
- Other Christian 5.6%
- Anglican 3.4%
- Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%
- Pentecostal 1.3%
- Uniting Church 1.2%
- Baptist 1.1%
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- No religion 18.3%
- Other spiritual beliefs 0.1%
- Secular beliefs 0.1%
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- Sikhism 1.6%
- Other religious groups 0.8%
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Religion in Dandenong North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212041312/dandenong-north/topic/religion